Former auditor candidate dies
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Errol Chavez, last year’s Republican state auditor candidate who was diagnosed with brain cancer weeks before the election, has died. Continue Reading
Cervantes and allies are still key players
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Though they weren’t successful in overthrowing Speaker Ben Luján, a group of four Southern New Mexico Democrats who crossed party lines to try to oust the House’s leader still wield a great deal of power. Continue Reading
School nurses impact student achievement
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As a school nurse, I suspect there are some legislators who consider me, and others providing support services, expendable. Perhaps this is because they have no idea how I directly impact a student’s ability to succeed in school. Continue Reading
NM can’t afford to turn its back on health care reform
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I hope our new governor will not turn her back on the opportunities the Affordable Care Act opens up for New Mexicans, and the jobs it has already created here in the state.
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Cervantes says he’ll keep fighting corruption
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Rep. Joseph Cervantes made strong comments today about the prevalence of corruption in Santa Fe, and he said he will continue working to combat it. Continue Reading
Nuñez might become an independent
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After losing the chairmanship of the House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee on Thursday, Rep. Andy Nunez says he might leave the Democratic Party. Continue Reading
McSorley says Jennings’ claim is false
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Senate President Pro-tem Tim Jennings says Cisco McSorley was stripped of his position as chairman of the Judiciary Committee because he wasn’t moving bills quickly enough. But many would say the committee most known for such bottlenecking is the Rules Committee. Continue Reading
Finding the right priorities in the money wars
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The question becomes, what should be the last thing to be cut in New Mexico? That establishes the priority of the state. If the answer is nothing can be cut, it shows there is no priority, only raw desire for taxpayer money. Continue Reading
Luján strips Nuñez of committee chairmanship
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House Speaker Ben Luján has stripped Rep. Andy Nuñez of his committee assignments, including removing him from the position of chairman of the Agriculture and Water Resources Committee. Continue Reading
Talking about politics on News NM
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Heath Haussamen was on News New Mexico today to talk about the legislative session, the recent battle over who would be speaker of the House, and the influence of the tea party. Click on the headline to listen. Continue Reading
Nuñez would have voted for Taylor over Luján
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Had he cast a vote for speaker on Tuesday, Rep. Andy Nuñez said he would have crossed the aisle to vote for Tom Taylor over Ben Luján. Since Taylor didn’t have the votes to win, however, Nuñez said there was no point. Continue Reading
Sen. Smith pleased by Martinez’s speech
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One of the state’s most powerful lawmakers, a conservative Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, was largely pleased by what Gov. Susana Martinez had to say during her state of the state address. Continue Reading
Politics derailed Cervantes’ coalition
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Though House Republican leaders wanted their caucus to support a coalition to make Rep. Joseph Cervantes speaker of the House, in the end, politics took over, and a coalition never truly materialized. Continue Reading
Democrats’ response to Martinez speech
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Here’s the response from Democrats to Gov. Susana Martinez’s state of the state speech, attributable to Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Albuquerque, and Rep. Rhonda King, D-Stanley. Continue Reading
Luján keeps job as speaker
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House Speaker Ben Luján survived a challenge to his leadership today and will keep his position as the second most powerful official in state government. Continue Reading